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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Cherry Chicken Chipotle Quesadillas with Cherry Salsa

The picture above is Lake Chelan in Washington State. Our RV travels took us all the way west to this beautiful part of the country. Unfortunately, smoke from Canadian forest fires blew down to us and it gave a hazy quality to all the views. It was still pretty though and we enjoyed seeing the Grand Coulee Dam, the German town of Leavenworth and the bustle of Seattle. The Lake Chelan area is known for orchards that produce peaches, cherries, apples, and apricots. Roadside fruit stands sold all that luscious stuff and more; tomatoes and veggies were offered as well. Of course we stopped and had to buy our share! We loved munching on the dark sweet cherries right out of hand, but I also remembered a savory recipe, Cherry Chicken Chipotle Quesadillas, I had forgotten about. In fact it's buried deep in this blog's archives but is so delicious I'm giving it new life by posting it again. It's easy enough to cook on a motor home stove and Roy and I thoroughly enjoyed it as a hot lunch vs. our usually sandwiches. We loved the Cherry Salsa as a condiment to the quesadillas but it's great as a dip with taco chips.

1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 large or 8 medium flour tortillas

2 to 4 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil﻿﻿

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.

Brush the bottom side of half of the tortillas with oil and place them down on foil covered work surface.

Divide the chicken mixture between the tortillas and spread out evenly.

Cover each quesadilla with a second tortilla and brush with oil.

Carefully transfer to either foiled covered baking sheet or large frying pan:

These can be baked at 350 degrees for about 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese melts out.

Or, cook in medium low heat in a frying pan for 7 minutes a side.

If I am making a large quesadilla, I actually invert a plate over the top of the skillet. Then I flip the pan over so the tortilla lands on the plate. I carefully slide the uncooked side back in the pan.

About Me

Hello! I initiated this blog as a way to share quick, easy, healthy, family recipes to my three girls and other welcome friends who happened to stumble upon it. I love to cook (and eat!), but also know what it's like to work full time. As an almost empty nester there are some days where I cook only for two and other days when the girls are home with a bunch of friends. My happiest times are cooking for a houseful of people in a short amount of time. I have developed a few short cuts in order to cook something fast, yummy, yet healthy. As I reflect back on how crazy life could get when the girls were all at home, I strongly feel that sitting down and eating a homemade meal kept our communication open and grounded us. I continue to enjoy making low carb, low fat, and low sugar meals to all my loved ones and guests - and I'm glad to share the recipes! Enjoy!